Hey everyone! It’s been almost a year since I posted. My plan was to post weekly after I went back to work in October but life happens. I was talking to a colleague the other day and she asked me what happened to my blog. She said she liked that my blog was real life and it… Continue reading I’m back!!!
I go back to work next week! I am so nervous! I have been off work since July 10th of 2015. I took banked sick time and vacation time for 6 weeks before going on my maternity/parental leave. And then I have taken 5 of my 6 weeks of vacation after my maternity leave. This… Continue reading Back to Work
We all have those days…days that we feel like a bad mom. Maybe today you fed your child Hot dogs and ketchup for dinner instead of a gourmet meal of organic grain-fed chicken, local potatoes and broccoli. Maybe you needed a few minutes to drink your lukewarm coffee so you let the little ones… Continue reading Bad Mom
A child learns more in their first 5 years than (not then) they do in the rest of their lives. I looked back on all the things that Monster has learned this year and I can completely agree with this statement. Here are 101 things that she has learned! Monster has learned… Who Mommy, Daddy,… Continue reading Things Monster Has Learned in A Year
Where has this year gone! Our little monster turned 1 on Saturday. However, my sister in laws wedding was also on Saturday. Auntie Megan and Uncle Andrew asked Monster to be their flower girl. The day was perfect. The wedding went smooth. At the end of the bride and grooms speech Auntie Megan did something… Continue reading Monster’s First Birthday
In a previous post I wrote about exclusively pumping for Monster as she will not directly latch to feed. Exclusively pumping from what I have been told is much harder and time consuming than breast feeding. I have nothing to compare it to, it is all I know. I made the decision to EP two… Continue reading My Breastfeeding Journey
I feel like the worst blogger today! It`s been well over a month since I posted about Monster and I`s summer adventures. We have been so busy the last few weeks that I have barely sat at my computer desk unless I am filling Munching Monster orders or emails. I am trying to make the… Continue reading Busy Summer!
In May there was a WagJag for a zoo about a hour from us. We decided that we would purchase the tickets and make it a family day. We had so much fun! Monster loves animals. She was able to watch different cats and the monkeys put on quite the show for us. Monster and… Continue reading Family Fun Day #1
Books and child development specialists say that around 8 months of age a baby starts to have nightmares. This means that a baby is able to dream. I have thought many a time while Monster is cuddling in my arms what she might be dreaming about. When she sleep smiles I think it must be… Continue reading Dreaming
Since having Monster I have realized how many male washrooms do not have change tables. When we go out to eat, sometimes Monster’s Daddy will go to change her. I do not know how many times he has come back because there was not a change table. A month ago I was doing an outside show… Continue reading Change Tables
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